Peggy Hamilton modeling an ermine wrap over an evening gown, 1929

Description

This photograph appears in Peggy Hamilton’s Los Angeles Times feature "Fashions," December 22, 1929. The photograph credit for this image on the "Fashions" page is Elmer Fryer., Handwritten on edge of negative: A 36, Peggy Hamilton modeling a fur wrap of Russian ermine with a sable border from Beckman's Exclusive Fur Shop on West Seventh Street in Los Angeles. The cape is lined in hand-painted satin trimmed with ermine tails and is worn over an evening gown of sheer fabric patterned with leaves and flowers. Hamilton also wears a dark, long-haired wig coiled into a figure-8 low in the back of the neck., Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds.